abc 2 news linda scoped it out for us. the five biggest mississippi surrounding the disease. >> reporter: the words breast cancer can often have you fearing the worst but such a diagnosis doesn't automatically mean a death sentence. >> everyone thinks that in they are diagnosed that means they are going to die. the fact is that in this country breast cancer survivors out number any other type of cancer survivors for any other type of cancer. >> thanks to advances in early detection many women are going on to live healthy lives. the second myth is it affects older women. the fact is it can strike at any age. >> that was happening where the young woman was told, any abnormality should be investigated regardless of age. >> the third myth deals with family history. just because it doesn't run in your family it doesn't mean that you're out of the woods. >> 00% to 90% of all women diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history. as long as you're female, as long as you have breast, you do carry some risk of breast cancer. >>